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. >> dammit, i gets it's time i explain to these good people about the fiscal cliff. think of the economy as the car and the rich man as the driver. if you don't give the driver all the money, he'll drive you over a cliff. it's just commonsense. >> finally someone on the right willing to tell the truth. but here's the thing. this time it doesn't matter if mr. burns, speaker boehner, or the tea party try to hold the american people hostage just to get what they want. the president isn't going to budge. >> so i want to send a very clear message to people here. we are not going to play that game next year. >> up until now, the gop has ln playing with a load of debt but today president obama has the trump card. joining me now is congresswoman janet can kakowski, member of the progressive caucus and mar sdwree omera, democratic strategist. thank you both for coming on the show tonight. congresswoman, let me start with you. is the gop serious about holding the economy hostage again just to get what they want? >> well, think about the cards that they are holding. they are in
. >> dammit, i gets it's time i explain to these good people about the fiscal cliff. think of the economy as the car and the rich man as the driver. if you don't give the driver all the money, he'll drive you over a cliff. it's just commonsense. >> finally someone on the right willing to tell the truth. but here's the thing. this time it doesn't matter if mr. burns, speaker boehner, or the tea party try to hold the american people hostage just to get what they want. the president...
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cliff and bring some needed certainty to our economy so that people can invest again. >> so do you think that this is just a last move to show his caucus that he tried and that he fought hard or it's just a negotiating tactic? >> i don't -- it's really hard to -- it's really -- particularly this late in the day with two weeks left before the end of the end of the year and the deadlines looming for the fiscal cliff, i don't know why they're spending a two-day string just to show that it's going to be unsuccessful. i think he should get back to the negotiating table. if he wanted to do something that might actually be successful, he could pass the senate pass bill which would extend tax relief for 98% of americans and then negotiate the rest from there, but this just seems like, you know, he is just trying to prove, as i said, trying to prove something to his caucus, maybe to the hard right republican base. in the end of the day it's just wasting time, i think, for at least for the next 48 hours. >> john, thank you very much. thanks for being with us today. >>> next right here on "andrea m
cliff and bring some needed certainty to our economy so that people can invest again. >> so do you think that this is just a last move to show his caucus that he tried and that he fought hard or it's just a negotiating tactic? >> i don't -- it's really hard to -- it's really -- particularly this late in the day with two weeks left before the end of the end of the year and the deadlines looming for the fiscal cliff, i don't know why they're spending a two-day string just to show that...
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if we get that in place, we are actually removing half of the fiscal cliff. half of the danger to our economy is removed by that single step. and what we can then do is shape a process whereby we look at tax reform, which i'm very eager to do. i think we can simplify our tax system. i think we can make it more efficient. we can eliminate loopholes and deductions that have a distorting effect on our economy. i believe that we have to continue to take a serious look at how we reform our entitlements because health care costs continue to be the biggest driver of our deficits. so there is a package to be shaped and i'm confident that folks of the goodwill in both parties can make that happen but what i'm not going to do is to extend bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% that we can't afford and, be according to economists, will have the least positive impact on our economy. >> you've said that the wealthiest must pay more. would closing loopholes instead of raising rates for them satisfy you? >> i think that there are loopholes that can be closed and we should look
if we get that in place, we are actually removing half of the fiscal cliff. half of the danger to our economy is removed by that single step. and what we can then do is shape a process whereby we look at tax reform, which i'm very eager to do. i think we can simplify our tax system. i think we can make it more efficient. we can eliminate loopholes and deductions that have a distorting effect on our economy. i believe that we have to continue to take a serious look at how we reform our...
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if we get that in place, we are removing half of the fiscal cliff, half of the danger to our economy is removed by that single step. >> more on that coming up because questions at the press conference turned to the scandal everyone is talking about. involving former cia director david petraeus who will testify tomorrow at a senate intelligence hearing on benghazi. >> can you assure the american people that there have been no breaches of national security or classified information in the scandal involving generals petraeus and allen? >> do you believe you should have known sooner or are you withholding judgment until the investigation is complete on that front? >> senator john mccain and senator lindsey graham said today they want watergate-style hearings on the attack on the consulate in benghazi. >> i want to ask about the families of four killed. >> general petraeus is where we begin at the white house. i guess it's a good bet they would be coming up today. >> reporter: yeah. you saw the ap ask it. it didn't dominate as much as we thought. our friends at telemundo asked a question
if we get that in place, we are removing half of the fiscal cliff, half of the danger to our economy is removed by that single step. >> more on that coming up because questions at the press conference turned to the scandal everyone is talking about. involving former cia director david petraeus who will testify tomorrow at a senate intelligence hearing on benghazi. >> can you assure the american people that there have been no breaches of national security or classified information in...
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but the problem is that we need republicans to help us avoid going over the fiscal cliff, which would be a huge increase on middle-income americans, which would definitely hurt the economy. >> have you ever seen anything like this? >> so what they're doing, they're holding the entire country hostage as we speak. we've got 11 days to go before we go over the cliff. and as one of your earlier guests said, they're just putting their foot on the accelerator. the cut bill that they brought up today, ed, was a reflection of priorities because while they still are trying to put a tax bill on the floor that provides a $50,000 average tax break to people making over a million dollars compared to the senate bill, they called today for cuts that would cut 300,000 kids from the school nutrition programs and reduce nutrition and food programs for 22 million americans with families. i reminded my colleague, paul ryan, the chairman of the budget committee, of the comment that his running mate made during the election about the 47%, when mitt romney said, you know, the 47% of america was not mitt rom
but the problem is that we need republicans to help us avoid going over the fiscal cliff, which would be a huge increase on middle-income americans, which would definitely hurt the economy. >> have you ever seen anything like this? >> so what they're doing, they're holding the entire country hostage as we speak. we've got 11 days to go before we go over the cliff. and as one of your earlier guests said, they're just putting their foot on the accelerator. the cut bill that they...
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cliff which of course by all accounts if they cannot do that it could lead the economy back into a recession. there is certainly a lot of urgency. today is sort of the jumping off point, their first meeting. you've heard president obama talking about the importance of compromise. however, the fact that he did win re-election and believes the majority of americans agree with him that wealthier americans should pay more in taxes. so what that specifically means is that the president wants the bush era tax cuts to expire for those making less than $250,000 or rather more than $250,000 but to extend them for those making less than $250,000. republicans have said they do not want to see taxes go up although house speaker boehner has said he is willing to talk about tax reform. so what does all of this mean? it means there might be wiggle room on the actual tax rate. right now the bush era tax cuts will go up to 39%. could they actually agree to make them 35%? 34%? we'll have to see. so that is potential room for compromise. i can tell you folks on both sides are saying there probably won't be a w
cliff which of course by all accounts if they cannot do that it could lead the economy back into a recession. there is certainly a lot of urgency. today is sort of the jumping off point, their first meeting. you've heard president obama talking about the importance of compromise. however, the fact that he did win re-election and believes the majority of americans agree with him that wealthier americans should pay more in taxes. so what that specifically means is that the president wants the...
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we're heading toward a fiscal cliff come the end of the year if congress and the president don't act before then, taxes on every -- of every working american, every working american will go up. and that will be very, very harmful to our country and to our economy. >> senator john barrasso, thanks for your time this morning. >> thanks, thomas. >>> at this hour, we are awaiting word from the jury in the john edwards criminal trial. the panel in that case deliberating since friday. but, of course, a verdict could come at any moment. today's waiting game comes on the heels of this month-long trial that produced moments of drama and heartbreaking lows for the former senator as well as his family. joining me from greensboro is hampton dellingedellinger. some of the most memorable stuff generated by the prosecution witness in this case. in your opinion, who stood out and what kind of impact or sway will their testimony have on this jury? >> thomas, if the jury comes back with a guilty verdict, i think we'll back look at cheri young as the key witness. i think the jury saw someone who had ta
we're heading toward a fiscal cliff come the end of the year if congress and the president don't act before then, taxes on every -- of every working american, every working american will go up. and that will be very, very harmful to our country and to our economy. >> senator john barrasso, thanks for your time this morning. >> thanks, thomas. >>> at this hour, we are awaiting word from the jury in the john edwards criminal trial. the panel in that case deliberating since...
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the fiscal cliff is a myth. >> it's a fiscal curve. what happens if you don't get anything done for an entire year starting january 1st. nothing magically bad happens to the economy on january 1st. >> right. >> all that revenue on january 1st either. >> let's just say -- >> but the legislative dynamic changes. the economic dynamic only changes very, very slowly but the legislative dynamic flips in obama's favor. >> thank you to our resident "now"ists new york magazine's jonathan chait and john heilemann. thank you for celebrating this one year with us. coming up, they haven't always been the closest of allies but there are a few things that president obama and progressives certainly agree on. might we see more love for the will ib brawl agren da in a second term? we will discuss just ahead. into their work, their name on the door, and their heart into their community. small business saturday is a day to show our support. a day to shop at stores owned by our friends and neighbors. and do our part for the businesses that do so much for u
the fiscal cliff is a myth. >> it's a fiscal curve. what happens if you don't get anything done for an entire year starting january 1st. nothing magically bad happens to the economy on january 1st. >> right. >> all that revenue on january 1st either. >> let's just say -- >> but the legislative dynamic changes. the economic dynamic only changes very, very slowly but the legislative dynamic flips in obama's favor. >> thank you to our resident...
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we're going to use this fiscal cliff as the catalyst to come to a conclusion, to an agreement. i think it's the time to do it. it's long overdue. >> hey, dick, it's ed rendell. how are you? >> i'm great. >> dick, i'm talking about our guys in both the senate and the house. you know, because you voted for simpson-bowles which i thought was extremely courageous, but you know that there are a lot of the spending cuts. let's assume we get a good revenue package. there are a lot of the spending cuts that a lot of our men and women aren't going to like. >> that's right. >> do you think we can hold enough of them to get this through? because i think in the end, the packages are going to require more democratic votes than we're going to get from the republicans. so it's going to be crucial to hold our guys for something that's going to administer a little bit of pain to our base. >> well, ed, you make a very good point. you and i share a belief, as the president does, that there should be an infrastructure piece of this. if we want to build the american economy in the 21st century, we
we're going to use this fiscal cliff as the catalyst to come to a conclusion, to an agreement. i think it's the time to do it. it's long overdue. >> hey, dick, it's ed rendell. how are you? >> i'm great. >> dick, i'm talking about our guys in both the senate and the house. you know, because you voted for simpson-bowles which i thought was extremely courageous, but you know that there are a lot of the spending cuts. let's assume we get a good revenue package. there are a lot of...
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we also have to deal with deficit reduction and the fiscal cliff is an immediate issue to take on. >> do you want to stay on as it dnc chair? will you stay on as dnc chair? >> i'm not focused on that right now. we've got a lot of decisions. i'm focused on -- >> raising the retirement age, i'm just asking, is it -- is it something that needs to be -- is it one of the many things that needs to be talked about? >> i don't think so. i think we can take a look at there's a lot of different approaches you can take. i'm not someone that believes that significant benefit cuts or taking people out of their eligibility for medicare is the right way to go. >> so final question, how do you soldier on over the next two years without allen west by your side in congress? >> well, i'll try to find a way to deal with it. >> congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz, thank you so much. we're back in just a moment. into their work, their name on the door, and their heart into their community. small business saturday is a day to show our support. a day to shop at stores owned by our friends and neighbors. a
we also have to deal with deficit reduction and the fiscal cliff is an immediate issue to take on. >> do you want to stay on as it dnc chair? will you stay on as dnc chair? >> i'm not focused on that right now. we've got a lot of decisions. i'm focused on -- >> raising the retirement age, i'm just asking, is it -- is it something that needs to be -- is it one of the many things that needs to be talked about? >> i don't think so. i think we can take a look at there's a...